The Three Most Interesting Numbers in President Trump’s First Budget

Posted on AllSides June 1st, 2017

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Before diving into the more interesting numbers in President Trump’s first official budget proposal, let’s ask a budget-history trivia question: When was the last time that any U.S. president proposed a federal budget that would be balanced within 10 years?

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